Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To pinch; compress; stop up by pressure; clog.
- To pinch with hunger; starve.
- To die of hunger; starve.
- A variant of
cleam . - Same as
clam .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb obsolete To starve; to famish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive or intransitive To be
hungry . - noun Geordie, vulgar, slang A
testicle .
Etymologies
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Examples
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alan, it's a good thing that there are men out there like you, hawaiian mark, bill, and my man "clem", to balance out the mess the mean ones make of things. parents out there? raise kind, caring men. they are at a premium, it seems.
a twisted memory Annie 2007
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But I do not have a problem with them making their political case to the country in theseterms. uh-clem:
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Can you not hear bp cursing clem by initials as he killshim?
The Volokh Conspiracy » SEIU Picketing on Someone’s Front Porch? 2010
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Can you not hear bp cursing clem by initials as he killshim?
The Volokh Conspiracy » SEIU Picketing on Someone’s Front Porch? 2010
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That clem is one of the prettiest individual flowers that we grow here.
Clems, Roses and Good Things Coming To An End « Fairegarden 2008
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I forgot to include clem Ruguchi, the bell shaped beauty, now in bloom.
Clems, Roses and Good Things Coming To An End « Fairegarden 2008
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Sorry about the clem, but thought you would like to know.
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I have seen your mailbox, and think it would look lovely with a nice well mannered clem.
Clems, Roses and Good Things Coming To An End « Fairegarden 2008
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Hi Dave, beware the autumn clem, it can reseed terribly and grows quite large.
Clems, Roses and Good Things Coming To An End « Fairegarden 2008
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July 20, 2007, 1:32 pm uh clem says: ...while appropriations bills cannot be filibustered, they can be vetoed and we are back to that 2/3thing.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Executive Privilege and Contempt Prosecutions: 2007
mollydot commented on the word clem
"You can't swing a cat without hitting some kind of demonic activity. Not that I swing cats. Or eat-- nope. Cutting way back. Cholesterol-- morals. I mean morals"
- Clem, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 7
December 20, 2007
michaelchang commented on the word clem
you actually can if the cat is inside a barrel.
In Denmark more traditional aspects include slå katten af tønden ("hit the cat out of the barrel"), which is somewhat similar to a piñata, except that there is a wooden barrel, which is full of candy and has the image of a cat on it. Historically there was a real black cat in the barrel, and beating it was superstitiously considered a safeguard against evil. After the candy pours out, the game continues until the entire barrel is broken. The one who knocks down the bottom of the barrel (making all the candy spill out) becomes kattedronning ("queen of cats"), the one who knocks down the last piece of the barrel becomes kattekonge ("king of cats").
December 20, 2007
mollydot commented on the word clem
That must be the kind of cat Clem eats. Not the fluffy type. Nope. Not at all.
December 20, 2007
bestiary commented on the word clem
also, slang: to starve.
July 27, 2008